We’re stuck with the dollar as the global currency, along with all the downsides
Vice President JD Vance’s recently resurfaced comments rightly question whether the U.S. dollar should continue to be the world’s reserve...
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Trump plans to grow his way out of $40 trillion debt crisis—it’s a ‘fantastic story’ but virtually impossible, says top budget economist
The U.S. national debt has hit $40 trillion, and the Trump administration is facing questions about its budget plans as...
Who Is Rachel Cusk’s New Book Really About?
A few months ago, I traveled to a new city in a foreign country to talk about a book I’d...
Eileen Cowin is a ‘wry disruptor’ in expansive new LACMA retrospective
“Between Panic and Paradise,” Eileen Cowin’s penetrating retrospective at LACMA, begins in the present, with large, recent color photographs and...
Is Mouthwash Bad for Your Oral Health?
Q. I’ve seen some scary posts online saying that mouthwash can disrupt your oral microbiome and lead to serious health...
A Son of Black Cops Asks What It Means to Be Both Target and Enforcer
THE BLACK SHIELD: An American Memoir of Family and Power, by Wilbert L. Cooper Wilbert Cooper was a teenager the...
Homeless Florida woman arrested for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago — again
A homeless woman previously banned from President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was arrested for once again trespassing on the ritzy Florida...
The Revolution Will Be Planted With Wildflowers
When you buy the “Decolonize This Yard” native wildflower mix seed packet from Matiz Press in Chicago, you get much...
The Qataris Gave Trump an Airplane. He Crippled Their Country in Return.
Donald Trump really wanted the plane. The Qataris had flown the $400 million Boeing 747 to West Palm Beach just...
Private equity’s $860 billion zombie company problem
Private equity’s got a zombie problem. No, not the rancid, brain-devouring living dead of horror movies—we’re talking about zombie portfolio...
Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts
Songs that are wholly or largely created by generative A.I. will be banned from Australia’s music charts under new rules...
Ananta Release Date Reportedly Leaked for 2027
The Ananta release date has reportedly leaked online ahead of Gamescom, with the RPG potentially launching in 2027. If the...
Target says it’s sorry for selling an ‘offensive’ Halloween clown costume
Target has pulled an "offensive" kids' Halloween costume off the shelves. Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesTarget has apologized for selling what it...
She Was Absolved of a Heinous Crime. Why Won’t They Leave Her Alone?
In 1990, Nancy Smith, a divorced mother of four, took a job as a bus driver in Lorain, Ohio, a...
Trump cut grants for Hispanic-serving colleges. Now California campuses are losing programs
Moorpark College ended a program offering for Latino students pursuing a science degree. Cal State Bakersfield, for the first time...
